Senior Cybersecurity and IT Assessor
VMD Corp
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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About the role
- Support a government cybersecurity assessment and oversight program focused on strengthening enterprise security governance, operational resilience, and mission assurance.
- Serve as an independent assessor responsible for evaluating the deployment, effectiveness, and operational maturity of cybersecurity implementations across government systems, enterprise platforms, cloud environments, and security programs, ensuring compliance with applicable federal requirements, mandates, and laws.
- Conduct in-depth technical, operational, and programmatic inspections, assessments, and audits of agency systems, applications, and enterprise services.
- Provide task leadership, work allocation, and mentorship to team members across assigned assessments; perform quality assurance reviews of deliverables; and ensure the timely, accurate completion of assessment activities and associated reporting milestones.
- Collect, analyze, and present accurate, risk-informed IT and cybersecurity technical and programmatic information.
- Support the maturation and continuous improvement of the cybersecurity assessment program, partnering closely with federal leadership and staff to strengthen methodologies, governance processes, reporting standards, and enterprise assessment capabilities.
- Develop, document, and maintain program processes, procedures, standards, and assessment methodologies.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline, with 10+ years of relevant professional experience, including 8+ years of dedicated cybersecurity experience.
- At least one DoD 8570 / 8140 compliant certification at the IAT Level III or IAM Level III level, such as CISSP, CISM, CASP+, CISA, GSLC, or GCIH.
- Demonstrated expert-level experience leading and conducting IT and cybersecurity inspections, independent assessments, compliance reviews, and audit activities.
- Deep working knowledge of federal cybersecurity requirements, mandates, and compliance frameworks, including FISMA, NIST SP 800-37, NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-115, CNSSI 1253, and applicable OMB policies and memoranda.
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly and professionally engage with senior stakeholders, customers, technical teams, and executive leadership.
- Active or current DOE Q Clearance or Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility, and the ability to successfully obtain and maintain a polygraph, as required.
- U.S. Citizenship required.
Benefits
- Professional development opportunities
- Remote work options
- Equal employment opportunities (EEO)
- Drug-free workplace
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Hard Skills & Tools
cybersecurityIT inspectionscompliance reviewsaudit activitiesrisk analysisassessment methodologiesoperational maturityenterprise security governancecloud environmentsprogrammatic inspections
Soft Skills
task leadershipmentorshipquality assurancecommunicationstakeholder engagementteam collaborationanalytical skillspresentation skillsorganizational skillsreporting
Certifications
CISSPCISMCASP+CISAGSLCGCIHDoD 8570DoD 8140